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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
May. 29, 2018
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, CH;
Marco Pisano, Lausanne, CH;
Valentina Triacca, Lausanne, CH;
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a medical fluid drainage device for drainage of edematous tissues comprising at least one pumping element (), having an inlet and an outlet, at least one outlet member () having at least one lumen, connected directly or indirectly to the outlet of said pumping element and connecting said pumping element to a body cavity or to a vessel or to a subcutaneous area, and at least one inlet member () connected to said inlet of said pumping element and providing fluidic connection between said edematous tissue and said pumping element, and characterized in that the inlet member comprises at least two inlet lumens () connected in parallel to said inlet of said pumping element, each of said lumens () contains at least one fluid access region, wherein each fluid access region () being adapted to allow simultaneous edematous fluid entry from distinct regions of said edematous tissue.